Agni Purana — Chapter 265
AgP 265.1
:ए इत्य् आग्नेये महापुराणे दिक्पालादिस्नानं नाम चतुःषष्ठ्यधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः ॥ छप्तेर् {२६५} :श् अथ पञ्चषष्ट्यधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः विनायकस्नानं पुष्कर उवाच विनायकोपसृष्टानां स्नानं सर्वकरं वदे विनायकः कर्मविघ्नसिद्ध्यर्थं विनियोजितः
:e ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe dikpālādisnānaṃ nāma catuḥṣaṣṭhyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ || chapter {265} :ś atha pañcaṣaṣṭyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ vināyakasnānaṃ puṣkara uvāca vināyakopasṛṣṭānāṃ snānaṃ sarvakaraṃ vade vināyakaḥ karmavighnasiddhyarthaṃ viniyojitaḥ
[Colophon: Thus in the Āgneya Mahāpurāṇa, the two hundred sixty-fourth chapter, called "The Bathing of the Guardians of the Directions."] [Heading: Now the two hundred sixty-fifth chapter: The Bathing (Rite) for Vināyaka.] Puṣkara said: I shall declare the all-accomplishing bathing rite for those afflicted by Vināyaka. Vināyaka was appointed for the purpose of (causing) obstruction to acts and (granting) their success.
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AgP 265.2
गणानामाधिपत्ये च केशवेशपितामहैः स्वप्नेवगाहते ऽत्यर्थं जलं मुण्डांश् च पश्यति
gaṇānāmādhipatye ca keśaveśapitāmahaiḥ svapnevagāhate 'tyarthaṃ jalaṃ muṇḍāṃś ca paśyati
And to the lordship over the hosts (he was appointed) by Keśava, Īśa and the Grandfather. (One so afflicted) plunges excessively into water in dream, and sees shaven-headed men.
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AgP 265.3
:प् ४६९ विनायकोपसृष्टस्तु क्रव्यादानधिरोहति व्रजमानस् तथात्मानं मन्यते ऽनुगतम्परैः
:p 469 vināyakopasṛṣṭastu kravyādānadhirohati vrajamānas tathātmānaṃ manyate 'nugatamparaiḥ
[p. 469] One afflicted by Vināyaka mounts upon carnivorous beasts, and as he goes he thinks himself pursued by others.
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AgP 265.4
विमना विफलारम्भः संसीदत्यनिमित्ततः कन्या वरं न चाप्नोति न चापत्यं वराङ्गना
vimanā viphalārambhaḥ saṃsīdatyanimittataḥ kanyā varaṃ na cāpnoti na cāpatyaṃ varāṅganā
Dispirited, his undertakings fruitless, he sinks down without cause; a maiden does not obtain a husband, and a fine woman no offspring.
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AgP 265.5
आचार्यत्वं श्रोत्रियश् च न शिष्यो ऽध्ययनं लभेत् धनी न लाभमाप्नोति न कृषिञ्च कृषीबलः
ācāryatvaṃ śrotriyaś ca na śiṣyo 'dhyayanaṃ labhet dhanī na lābhamāpnoti na kṛṣiñca kṛṣībalaḥ
(One does not gain) the office of teacher, nor (does one become) a Vedic scholar; a pupil would not obtain his study; a rich man does not obtain profit, nor the farmer his crop.
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AgP 265.6
राजा राज्यं न चाप्नोति स्नपनन्तस्य कारयेत् हस्तपुष्याश्वयुक्सौम्ये वैष्णवे भद्रपीठके(१)
rājā rājyaṃ na cāpnoti snapanantasya kārayet hastapuṣyāśvayuksaumye vaiṣṇave bhadrapīṭhake(1)
A king does not obtain his kingdom. One should have his bathing performed under Hasta, Puṣya, Aśvinī, Mṛgaśiras (saumya) or Śravaṇa (vaiṣṇava), upon an auspicious seat.
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AgP 265.7
गौरसर्षपकल्केन साज्येनोत्सादितस्य च(२) सर्वौषधैः सर्वगन्धैः प्रलिप्तशिरसस् तथा
gaurasarṣapakalkena sājyenotsāditasya ca(2) sarvauṣadhaiḥ sarvagandhaiḥ praliptaśirasas tathā
And of him who has been rubbed down with a paste of white mustard mixed with ghee, and whose head has been anointed with all the herbs and all the fragrances —
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AgP 265.8
चतुर्भिः कलसैः स्नानन्तेषु सर्वौषाधौ क्षिपेत् अश्वस्थानाद्गजस्थानाद्वल्मीकात् सङ्गमाद्ध्रदात्
caturbhiḥ kalasaiḥ snānanteṣu sarvauṣādhau kṣipet aśvasthānādgajasthānādvalmīkāt saṅgamāddhradāt
the bath is with four jars; into them he should cast all the herbs, (and) earth from a horse-stall, from an elephant-stall, from an anthill, from a river-confluence, from a pool,
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AgP 265.9
मृत्तिकां रोचनाङ्गन्धङ्गुग्गुलुन्तेषु निक्षिपेत् सहस्राक्षं शतधारमृषिभिः पावनं कृतम्
mṛttikāṃ rocanāṅgandhaṅguggulunteṣu nikṣipet sahasrākṣaṃ śatadhāramṛṣibhiḥ pāvanaṃ kṛtam
— this earth, and yellow pigment, fragrance and guggulu he should cast into them. "The thousand-eyed, hundred-streamed (water), made purifying by the seers —
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AgP 265.10
तेन त्वामभिषिञ्चामि पावमान्यः(३) पुनन्तु ते भगवन्ते वरुणो राजा भगं सूर्यो वृहस्पतिः
tena tvāmabhiṣiñcāmi pāvamānyaḥ(3) punantu te bhagavante varuṇo rājā bhagaṃ sūryo vṛhaspatiḥ
with that I consecrate you; let the Pāvamānī (verses) purify you. May Varuṇa the king (give) you good fortune, and Bhaga, the Sun, Bṛhaspati,
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AgP 265.11
भगमिन्द्रश् च वायुश् च भगं सप्तर्षयो ददुः यत्ते केशेषु दौर्भाग्यं सीमन्ते यच्च मूर्धनि
bhagamindraś ca vāyuś ca bhagaṃ saptarṣayo daduḥ yatte keśeṣu daurbhāgyaṃ sīmante yacca mūrdhani
and Indra and Vāyu (give you) good fortune; the seven seers have given good fortune. Whatever ill-fortune of yours is in your hair, at the parting, on the crown,
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AgP 265.12
ललाटे कर्णयोरक्ष्णोरापस्तद्घ्नन्तु सर्वदा दर्भपिञ्जलिमादाय वामहस्ते ततो गुरुः
lalāṭe karṇayorakṣṇorāpastadghnantu sarvadā darbhapiñjalimādāya vāmahaste tato guruḥ
on the forehead, in the ears, in the eyes — may the waters destroy that always." Then the teacher, taking a bundle of darbha grass in his left hand,
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AgP 265.13
:न् १ हस्तपुष्याश्वयुक्सौम्यवैष्णवेषु शुभेषु चेति घ॥ , ञ॥ च २ साज्येनासादितस्य चेति क॥ , छ॥ च ३ इमा आप इति छ॥ , ञ॥ :प् ४७० स्नातस्य सार्षपन्तैलं श्रुवेणौडुम्बरेण च जुहुयान्मूर्धनि कुशान् सव्येन परिगृह्य च
:n 1 hastapuṣyāśvayuksaumyavaiṣṇaveṣu śubheṣu ceti gha.. , ña.. ca 2 sājyenāsāditasya ceti ka.. , cha.. ca 3 imā āpa iti cha.. , ña.. :p 470 snātasya sārṣapantailaṃ śruveṇauḍumbareṇa ca juhuyānmūrdhani kuśān savyena parigṛhya ca
[apparatus: MSS gh, ñ read 'under Hasta, Puṣya, Aśvinī, Mṛgaśiras and Śravaṇa, and on auspicious (days)'; MSS k, ch read 'rubbed with ghee'; MSS ch, ñ read 'imā āpaḥ'] [p. 470] should, with an udumbara-wood ladle, offer mustard oil on the head of the bathed man, having grasped the kuśa grasses with his right hand.
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AgP 265.14
मितश् च सम्मितश् चैव तथा शालककण्टकौ कुष्माण्डो राजपुत्रश् च एतैः स्वाहासमन्वितैः
mitaś ca sammitaś caiva tathā śālakakaṇṭakau kuṣmāṇḍo rājaputraś ca etaiḥ svāhāsamanvitaiḥ
Mita and Sammita, and likewise Śālaka and Kaṇṭaka, Kuṣmāṇḍa and Rājaputra — with these (names) joined to 'svāhā',
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AgP 265.15
नामभिर्बलिमन्त्रैश् च नमस्कारसमन्वितैः(१) दद्याच्चतुष्पथे शूर्पे कुशानास्तीर्य सर्वतः
nāmabhirbalimantraiś ca namaskārasamanvitaiḥ(1) dadyāccatuṣpathe śūrpe kuśānāstīrya sarvataḥ
With (their) names, with the bali-mantras, and with salutations, (1) he should offer (the oblation) at a crossroads in a winnowing-basket, having spread kuśa grass all around.
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AgP 265.16
कृताकृतांस्तण्डुलांश् च पललौदनमेव च मत्स्यान्पङ्कांस्तथैवामान् पुष्पं चित्रं सुरां त्रिधा
kṛtākṛtāṃstaṇḍulāṃś ca palalaudanameva ca matsyānpaṅkāṃstathaivāmān puṣpaṃ citraṃ surāṃ tridhā
Rice-grains both cooked and uncooked, and sesame-cake with boiled rice, fish, and likewise raw mud(-cakes?), a variegated flower, and liquor of three kinds—
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AgP 265.17
मूलकं पूरिकां पूपांस्तथैवैण्डविकास्रजः दध्यन्नं पायसं पिष्टं मोदकं गुडमर्पयेत्
mūlakaṃ pūrikāṃ pūpāṃstathaivaiṇḍavikāsrajaḥ dadhyannaṃ pāyasaṃ piṣṭaṃ modakaṃ guḍamarpayet
radish, a fried cake, small cakes, and likewise garlands of eṇḍavikā, curd-rice, milk-rice, ground flour-cake, a sweetmeat (modaka), and molasses—these he should present.
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AgP 265.18
विनायकस्य जननीमुपतिष्ठेत्ततो ऽम्बिकां दूर्वासर्षपपुष्पाणां दत्वार्घ्यं पूर्णमञ्जलिं
vināyakasya jananīmupatiṣṭhettato 'mbikāṃ dūrvāsarṣapapuṣpāṇāṃ datvārghyaṃ pūrṇamañjaliṃ
Then he should attend upon Ambikā, the mother of Vināyaka, having given as arghya a full handful of dūrvā grass, mustard seeds and flowers:
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AgP 265.19
रूपं देहि यशो देहि सौभाग्यं सुभगे मम पुत्रं देहि धनं देहि सर्वान् कामांश् च देहि मे
rūpaṃ dehi yaśo dehi saubhāgyaṃ subhage mama putraṃ dehi dhanaṃ dehi sarvān kāmāṃś ca dehi me
"Grant beauty, grant fame, grant good fortune to me, O lovely one; grant a son, grant wealth, and grant me all (my) desires."
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AgP 265.20
भोजयेद्ब्राह्मणान्दद्याद्वस्त्रयुग्मं गुरोरपि विनायकं ग्रहान्प्रार्च्य श्रियं कर्मफलं लभेत्
bhojayedbrāhmaṇāndadyādvastrayugmaṃ gurorapi vināyakaṃ grahānprārcya śriyaṃ karmaphalaṃ labhet
He should feed brahmins, and should give a pair of garments even to the teacher; having duly worshipped Vināyaka and the planets, he obtains prosperity, the fruit of the rite.
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